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"A comprehensive resource on the weapons and martial philosophy and techniques employed by the ancient Hawai'ian warrior, a little-known part of our American heritage"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Sid Campbell
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 36,11 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781583941607
"A comprehensive resource on the weapons and martial philosophy and techniques employed by the ancient Hawai'ian warrior, a little-known part of our American heritage"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Richard Kekumuikawaiokeola Paglinawan
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Page : 168 pages
File Size : 37,2 MB
Release : 2006-11
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ISBN : 9781581780581
Author : ʻŌlohe Solomon Kaihewalu
Publisher :
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Martial arts
ISBN : 9780977987986
Author : Thomas A. Green
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 807 pages
File Size : 44,75 MB
Release : 2010-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1598842447
This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference ever published on the wide range of martial arts disciplines practiced in cultures around the world. ABC-CLIO's Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation is the most authoritative reference ever published on combat disciplines from around the world and across history. Coverage includes Shaolin monks, jousting knights, Roman gladiators, Westerner gunfighters, samurai warriors, and heavyweight boxers. These iconic figures and many more are featured in this title, as well as representatives of less well known but no less fascinating systems, all vividly characterized by expert contributors from around the world who are themselves martial arts practitioners. Martial Arts of the World comprises 120 entries in two volumes. The first volume is organized geographically to explore the historic development of martial arts styles in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The second volume looks at martial arts thematically, with coverage of belief systems, modern martial arts competitions, and a wide range of such topics as folklore, women in martial arts, martial arts and the military, and martial arts and the media.
Author : Kostas Dervenis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2007-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1594777403
An in-depth guide to the modern practice of Greek martial arts and their beginnings in ancient Greece and Egypt • Examines the correlation between ancient depictions of one-on-one combat and how martial arts are practiced today • Explores the close relationship between Greek martial arts and spiritual practice • Distinguishes between Pammachon (martial arts) and Pankration (combat sports) The ancient friezes and decorative motifs of ancient Greece contain abundant scenes of combat, one-on-one and hand-to-hand. In The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece, the authors offer close inspection of these depictions to reveal that they exactly correlate to the grappling and combat arts as they are practiced today. They also show that these artifacts document the historical course of the development of both the weaponry of the warrior classes and the martial responses those weapons required when fighting hand-to-hand. The depiction of each ancient technique is accompanied by sequenced step-by-step photos of modern practitioners performing the various stances of one-on-one combat. In addition, the authors explain how the development of Hellenic combat arts was tied at its heart to a spiritual practice. The centeredness, clear mind, and consequent courage that develops from a spiritual practice was considered a martial strength for a warrior, enabling him to be at his best, unobstructed inwardly by conflict or inertia. The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece provides a practical and comprehensive approach to the techniques and philosophy of the martial arts of the ancient Mediterranean that will be welcomed by modern fighters.
Author : Bram Frank
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1300575670
This a compendium of the world's greatest council of Grandmasters. These Grandmasters both past and present represent an amazing history of the martial arts. It contains their bios told as they want it heard and seen along with pictures past and present of these Grandmasters. The WHFSC World Head of Family Sokeship Council brings together Grandmasters and Sokes from every style of martial arts to a yearly meeting, with an awards dinner, Hall of Fame and seminars sessions given by the Grandmasters themselves. Included in the book are some of the upcoming masters in the martial arts.
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Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 2007-01
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Author : Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau
Publisher :
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,78 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873360142
Author : David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii)
Publisher :
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Folklore
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Author : Chris Crudelli
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0756651859
Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.